God Rest Ye, Royal Gentlemen
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Georgie is back and hanging the stockings with care when a murder interrupts her Christmas cheer in this all-new installment in the New York Times bestselling Royal Spyness series from Rhys Bowen.
Georgie is excited for her first Christmas as a married woman in her lovely new home. She suggests to her dashing husband, Darcy, that they have a little house party, but when Darcy receives a letter from his aunt Ermintrude, there is an abrupt change in plans. She has moved to a house on the edge of the Sandringham estate, near the royal family, and wants to invite Darcy and his new bride for Christmas. Aunt Ermintrude hints that the queen would like Georgie nearby. Georgie had not known that Aunt Ermintrude was a former lady-in-waiting and close confidante of her royal highness. The letter is therefore almost a royal request, so Georgie, Darcy, and their Christmas guests: Mummy, Grandad, Fig, and Binky all head to Sandringham.
Georgie soon learns that the notorious Mrs. Simpson, mistress to the Prince of Wales, will also be in attendance. It is now crystal clear to Georgie that the Queen expects her to do a bit of spying. There is tension in the air from the get-go, and when Georgie pays a visit to the queen, she learns that there is more to her request than just some simple eavesdropping. There have been a couple of strange accidents at the estate recently. Two gentlemen of the royal household have died in mysterious circumstances and another has been shot by mistake during a hunt. Georgie begins to suspect that a member of the royal family is the real target but her investigation will put her new husband and love of her life, Darcy, in the crosshairs of a killer.
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| Publisher | Constable (7 Dec. 2023) |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Text-to-Speech | Enabled |
by Cheryl
The books keep getting better. A joy to read how the main characters evolve . No sex ,swearing, just a clean good old murder mystery. Can’t wait for the next one in the series.
by Inishowen Cailin
I just adore this series and at book 15 it certainly hasn’t lost any of its charm. It just seems to be getting better. The mystery here had me completely hooked and guessing until the end.
I loved the interactions between the characters. Most of my favourites were assembled together for Christmas. The barbed comments between Wallace Simpson and Georgie’s mother are particularly hilarious. All families have their quirks but Georgie’s really take the biscuit. Having them all in close confines over Christmas was a stroke of genius and so funny to read.
I always enjoy it when Georgie has tea with the Queen and is assigned a special task on her behalf. I hope the queen has lots more for Georgie to do in the future.
I enjoyed the narration. Jasmine Blackborow has big boots to fill and she does an admirable job.
I won a copy provided by the author and this is my unbiased and voluntary review.
by Clare O’Beara
The Sandringham Christmas goes wrong with a possible murder, and the annoying Wallis Simpson in residence in a house near David, Prince of Wales. Georgie and her new husband Darcy are asked to keep an eye on matters. We see a splendidly upper crust British Christmas in a country house, full of busy staff, horses, dogs, and the Queen and two young Princesses. A great read and enjoyable light murder mystery.
I read an ARC from Fresh Fiction. This is an unbiased review.
by Lynn Wray
I thoroughly loved reading this book from start to finish. Interesting characters and it plus some touches if humour looking forward to read some more books from this author